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Checklist for Infraclass Palaeoptera Crampton, 1915 (Ancient winged insects)
and region Cedar (Greene County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
372
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
372
403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Palaeoptera
Crampton, 1915
Ancient winged insects
8
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cedar (Iowa)
8 Families width 18 Species
Coenagrionidae Kirby, 1890Narrow-winged damselflies7SpeciesTaxom
Gomphidae Rambur, 1842Club-tailed dragonflies1SpeciesTaxom
Baetidae Leach, 1815Mayflies2SpeciesTaxom
Libellulidae Rambur, 1842Chasers4SpeciesTaxom
Calopterygidae Selys, 1850Broad-winged damselflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ephemeridae Leach, 1817Burrowing mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Heptageniidae Needham, 1901Flat-Bodied Up-Wings Heptageniidae1SpeciesTaxom
Megapodagrionidae Tillyard, 1917Flatwing1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cedar (Iowa)
14 Genera with 18 Species
Argia Rambur, 1861Dancers2SpeciesTaxom
Arigomphus Needham, 1914Pond Clubtails1SpeciesTaxom
Baetis Leach, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Enallagma Charpentier, 1861American Bluets3SpeciesTaxom
Erythemis Hagen, 1839Pondhawks1SpeciesTaxom
Hetaerina Hagen, 1798Rubyspots1SpeciesTaxom
Hexagenia Walsh, 1829Giant Mayflies1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnura Charpentier, 1839Forktail2SpeciesTaxom
Libellula Linnaeus, 1839Chaser Or Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom
Maccaffertium Bednarik, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Perithemis Hagen, 1840Amberwings1SpeciesTaxom
Plauditus Lugo-Ortiz a..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidolestes Ris, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Sympetrum Newman, 1861Darter Dragonfly1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cedar (Iowa)
18 Species
Argia apicalis (Say, 1840)⇒ Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Argia moesta Hagen, 1861Powdered Dancer
Arigomphus submedianus Williamson, 1914Jade Clubtail
Baetis (Baetis) tricaudatus Dodds, 1923Light blue dun
Enallagma antennatum Say, 1840Rainbow Bluet
Enallagma exsulans Hagen, 1861Stream Bluet
Enallagma signatum Hagen, 1861Orange Bluet
Erythemis simplicicollis Say, 1839Common Pondhawk
Hetaerina americana Fabricius, 1798American Rubyspot
Hexagenia (Hexagenia) limbata Serville, 1829Burrowing mayfly
Ischnura posita Hagen, 1861Fragile Forktail
Ischnura verticalis Say, 1839Eastern Forktail
Libellula luctuosa Burmeister, 1839Widow Skimmer
Maccaffertium vicarium Walker, 1853American brown
Perithemis tenera Say, 1840Eastern Amberwing
Plauditus virilis McDunnough, 1923
Rhipidolestes okinawanus Asahina, 1951
Sympetrum corruptum Hagen, 1861Variegated meadowhawk

Subnodes of Palaeoptera with occurrences in Cedar (Iowa)
SuperorderEphemeropteroidea
Rohdendorf, 1968
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperorderOdonatoptera
Martynov, 1932
5
10
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palaeoptera at itis.gov